Business

Via Forbes : Your role as CEO, president or founder is critical to your small and growing company — you need to focus on products, customers and strategies. One of the last things you want to do is babysit your bookkeeper. Yet I can think of dozens of horror stories born …

via TechRepublic: CBS News reported that last year natural disasters cost the US a record $306 billion, and this year natural disasters and their impacts show no signs of reducing. According to a study by the Risk Management Monitor, 64 percent of executives surveyed said that hurricanes had a harmful impact …

via Forbes: According to a 2015 survey, 85% of critical jobs are filled through networking. If networking is so important for business success, why are so many people intimidated or confused about how to network? What is networking anyway? How many conferences have you been to where you couldn’t remember who …

via Forbes: It’s October, just two-plus months away from the New Year. Have you begun working on your strategy for a successful 2019 yet? As we enter the fourth quarter of 2018, most business owners are looking forward to ending their year on a high note. I challenge you Mr. and …

via Forbes: I practiced corporate law for 11 years before I transitioned into management (and ultimately taking a big leap into marketing, consulting and startups five or so years later). I’m intimately familiar with the pressures lawyers are under (i.e. deadlines imposed by the client or court, billable hour targets imposed …

via Forbes: By the end of 2018, it is predicted that 70% of enterprises (paywall) will implement artificial intelligence (AI). This is up from 40% in 2016 and 51% in 2017. There’s one thing that these statistics make crystal clear — big data and AI are here to stay. While many …

via BIZCOMMUNITY: At Spree, we have a huge appetite for innovation and making our customers’ shopping journey easy, fun and inspiring. With smartphone usage in SA as high as an estimated 29.2 million (51% of the population), more and more shoppers are making purchases on their mobile phones – and this …

via THE EDGE MARKETS: KUALA LUMPUR (July 10): The removal of goods and services tax (GST) is seen as a potential positive on the Malaysian economy as it would free up more disposal income, though it may take six months or more before the actual impact could be thorougly assessed, …

via propertycasualty360: It’s not easy approaching a total stranger and striking up a conversation. On a street corner, it may be weird. Sometimes. But at an event like a cocktail party, golf outing, association meeting, conference, convention, trade show, or product show, the ability to introduce yourself and have a …

via Investor’s Business Daily: Entrepreneurs start with a dream. Turning it into reality requires a series of concrete, carefully crafted goals. To advance from an idea to a viable enterprise, you need a roadmap. A business plan provides that direction. It also offers a framework to follow through and a basis …

via NEW STRAITS TIMES: KUALA LUMPUR: Manufacturing and a construction industry boom will be key contributors to positive employment growth for Malaysia in the coming year, and fostering growth in the banking and finance sectors, said Kelly Services in its Malaysia Salary Guide for 2018/19. The report indicates that this growth …

via NDTV: SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has become the richest man in the world with a net wealth of $141.9 billion, the Forbes World’s Billionaires list showed on Monday. Bezos’ wealth has grown more than $5 billion since June 1 to beat Bill Gates, the principal founder …